A literature review of modelling and experimental studies of water treatment by adsorption processes on nanomaterials

Q Ibrahim, L Creedon, S Gharbia - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
A significant growth in the future demand for water resources is expected. Hence
researchers have focused on finding new technologies to develop water filtration systems by …

Hydrophilic PVDF membrane with versatile surface functions fabricated via cellulose molecular coating

Y Wang, Q Li, W Miao, P Lu, C You, Z Wang - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic PVDF membrane was fabricated in single step via cellulose molecular coating
prepared by homogeneous solution of cellulose oligomer synthesized by enzyme catalysis …

Surface modification of nanofibers by physical adsorption of fiber-homologous amphiphilic copolymers and nanofiber-reinforced hydrogels with excellent tissue …

H Zhong, Z Li, T Zhao, Y Chen - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a simple approach to modify hydrophobic PCL nanofibers by adsorption of
a fiber-homologous amphiphilic triblock copolymer (PCL-b-PEG-b-PCL, PCEC). The …

Fabricating PVDF hollow fiber microfiltration membrane with a tenon-connection structure via the thermally induced phase separation process to enhance strength …

Z Cui, W Li, H Zeng, X Tang, J Zhang, S Qin… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method was adopted to manufacture
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) blend hollow fiber microfiltration membrane with tenon …

Fabrication of anti-fouling and anti-bacterial hydrophilic coating through enzymatically-synthesized cellooligomers

Y Wang, Q Li, T Shao, W Miao, C You, Z Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic cellulose prepared by enzyme has the advantages of easy functionalization, easy
preparation, and biocompatibility, making it an ideal material for constructing hydrophilic …

Robust and Efficient Screen-Printed Molecular Anodes with Anchored Water Oxidation Catalysts

RN Durr, S Chasvised, M Gil-Sepulcre… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this work, we present the preparation and performance of screen-printed anodes for
electrochemical water splitting in neutral media. With the combination of printed electrodes …

Poly (ether sulfone) membrane surface modification using norepinephrine to mitigate fouling

L Xia, B Vemuri, V Gadhamshetty, J Kilduff - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we report on the efficacy of poly (norepinephrine)(PNE) coatings to mitigate membrane
fouling. We modified 30 kDa poly (ether sulfone)(PES) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes using …

Hydrophilic modification of PVDF microfiltration membranes by adsorption of facial amphiphile cholic acid

MX Hu, JN Li, SL Zhang, L Li, ZK Xu - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic molecules have been widely used in surface modification of polymeric
materials. Bile acids are natural biological compounds and possess special facial …

Highly efficient antifouling coating of star-shaped block copolymers with variable sizes of hydrophobic cores and charge-neutral hydrophilic arms

MA Islam, JY Cho, K Azyat… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Star-shaped block copolymers (SPs) have shown promise as antifouling coating materials
on water purification membranes. The unique architectural design of these SPs, composed …

Surface modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride) membrane with hydrophilic and anti-fouling performance via a two-step polymerization

GE Chen, L Sun, ZL Xu, H Yang, HH Huang… - Korean Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The surface modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membrane was performed via a
two-step polymerization reactions. Poly (acrylic acid)(PAAc) was first grafted onto the …